FY2025 EPS Estimates for Unum Group Decreased by Analyst

Unum Group (NYSE:UNM) – Research analysts at Zacks Research decreased their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for Unum Group in a research report issued on Monday, June 23rd. Zacks Research analyst D. Chatterjee now anticipates that the financial services provider will earn $8.92 per share for the year, down from their prior estimate of $8.94. The consensus estimate for Unum Group’s current full-year earnings is $9.14 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Unum Group’s Q1 2026 earnings at $2.32 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $2.33 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $9.65 EPS and Q1 2027 earnings at $2.51 EPS.

Other analysts have also issued research reports about the company. Raymond James Financial raised Unum Group from a “market perform” rating to a “strong-buy” rating and set a $108.00 price objective on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, March 5th. Morgan Stanley increased their target price on Unum Group from $76.00 to $83.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Monday, May 19th. BMO Capital Markets increased their target price on Unum Group from $95.00 to $102.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, March 3rd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their target price on Unum Group from $81.00 to $87.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 2nd. Finally, Barclays increased their target price on Unum Group from $85.00 to $89.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, April 11th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, nine have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $88.29.

Unum Group Stock Up 2.1%

Unum Group stock opened at $79.68 on Wednesday. Unum Group has a twelve month low of $49.63 and a twelve month high of $84.48. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $79.62 and its 200-day simple moving average is $77.26. The company has a current ratio of 0.30, a quick ratio of 0.30 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.31. The firm has a market capitalization of $13.89 billion, a P/E ratio of 9.39, a P/E/G ratio of 1.22 and a beta of 0.43.

Unum Group (NYSE:UNM) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April 29th. The financial services provider reported $2.04 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.19 by ($0.15). Unum Group had a return on equity of 14.17% and a net margin of 12.31%. The company had revenue of $3.09 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.34 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $2.12 EPS. The firm’s revenue was down 3.4% compared to the same quarter last year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Unum Group

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Vermillion & White Wealth Management Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Unum Group during the first quarter worth about $30,000. N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Unum Group during the first quarter worth about $35,000. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. boosted its stake in shares of Unum Group by 196.9% during the first quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 478 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $39,000 after buying an additional 317 shares during the period. Rossby Financial LCC acquired a new stake in shares of Unum Group during the first quarter worth about $46,000. Finally, Wayfinding Financial LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Unum Group during the first quarter worth about $49,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 86.57% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Unum Group

In other news, EVP Elizabeth Claire Ahmed sold 10,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, May 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $80.00, for a total transaction of $800,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now owns 51,170 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,093,600. This represents a 16.35% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. 0.92% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Unum Group Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, May 16th. Shareholders of record on Friday, April 25th were paid a $0.42 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, April 25th. This represents a $1.68 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.11%. Unum Group’s dividend payout ratio is presently 19.79%.

Unum Group Company Profile

Unum Group, together with its subsidiaries, provides financial protection benefit solutions primarily in the United States, the United Kingdom, Poland, and internationally. It operates through Unum US, Unum International, Colonial Life, and Closed Block segment. The company offers group long-term and short-term disability, group life, and accidental death and dismemberment products; supplemental and voluntary products, such as individual disability, voluntary benefits, and dental and vision products; and accident, sickness, disability, life, and cancer and critical illness products.